Charlotte’s bringing back its New Year’s Eve uptown party. Here’s what you should know.
Mayor Vi Lyles will help lead the countdown to 2022 as Charlotte’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration returns after a year’s absence due to COVID-19.
The free uptown event, last held in 2019, will feature music, food trucks and fireworks.
Here’s what you should know:
When and where is the event
The celebration begins at 8 p.m. Dec. 31 with food trucks and a DJ on South Tryon Street at Levine Avenue of the Arts.
At 10 p.m., Charlotte band Mo Money will perform.
Just before midnight, the crowd will join in the countdown. The “Charlotte crown” will be lit but not dropped, and fireworks will go off to mark the beginning of 2022, Charlotte Center City Partners announced Friday.
Street closures
▪ Levine Avenue of the Arts will close between South Tryon and South Church streets at 9 a.m. Dec. 31.
▪ South Tryon Street will close between Stonewall Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at 5 p.m. Dec. 31.
Both streets will reopen overnight.
COVID-19 precautions
Everyone attending the celebration is encouraged to wear a mask and to social distance, Charlotte Center City Partners spokeswoman Moira Quinn said.
Since the event is outdoors, people aren’t required to wear masks, Quinn said. But because of the crowd, they’re highly encouraged to put one on, she said.
This story was originally published December 18, 2021 at 6:45 AM.